Although today was Shabbat, we still had a pretty busy day. We
started with a walk to the Israel Museum, which had a model of what the old
city of Jerusalem looked like around the year 60AD. Ori explained to us how
people would enter the old temple, and wash before entering, etc. He continued to
talk about the different species of olive trees in Israel, the story of the
dove an olive branch, and finally we talked about the Dead Sea scrolls.
We then went into an exhibit centered around the Dead Sea scrolls,
which is some of the most significant Jewish artifacts; they were found in 1947
by some Bedouin children near the Dead Sea. The scrolls were written in 1000AD
and give us perspective on what life was like back then for the Jewish people.
It was a pretty amazing exhibit, and pictured below is the Aleppo Codex, which
is basically the source of Modern Hebrew understanding.
PICTURE
We then spend the rest of the afternoon relaxing because of Shabbat (so
I pretty much took a nap the entire time). We then did a quick havdalah service, then went to dinner around Ben
Yehuda Street and then did some window-shopping. I’m definitely creating a
mental list of what I’m going to be purchasing by the end of the trip. Tomorrow
we’re going to be doing some kind of archaeological dig, and then staying in
Bedouin tents for the night. I’m going to assume that I wont have internet, so
I’m going to try and post as much as I can for now, and hopefully you’ll hear
from me soon in the next few days!
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